"OTTAWA — While much of the world may be focused on President Trump’s threats of a trade war with China, Canada’s attention right now is on a commercial feud within its own borders.

The provinces of British Columbia and Alberta are locked in a battle over a $7.4 billion expansion of a pipeline that runs from Alberta’s oil sands to a tanker port near Vancouver, a plan approved long ago.

Many British Columbians fear that increased tanker traffic could lead to spills along a coastline that is a global tourist attraction. Alberta argues that the pipeline is vital to its energy industry and the entire Canadian economy."

Ian Austen reports for the New York Times April 14, 2018. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Alberta Readies Oil Embargo in Kinder Pipeline Battle" (Bloomberg) [3]

"Pipeline Battle Escalates as Alberta Prepares to Turn Off Taps" (The Tyee) [4]

"Trudeau Vows To Ram Through Oil Pipeline Over BC Resistance" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) [5]